Purpose and Role
The College Curriculum Approval Board (CCAB) is a subcommittee of the College Education Committee (CEC), with responsibility for oversight of the College curriculum. This includes approval of new programmes, approval of major changes to existing programmes and approval for closure of programmes in line with the University’s Programme_and_Course_Approval_and_Management_Policy.pdf CCAB will have responsibility for College-level academic scrutiny and approval for all taught programmes (credit bearing and non-credit bearing), all research degree programmes, and for all collaborative partnership agreements, (including approval of new partnership agreements, renewal of agreements and noting decisions to end partnerships).
Remit
CEC delegates authority to CCAB to make decisions on their behalf in relation to the following matters:
Programme approval for the College, in line with the UK Quality Code, as described in University Policy, the University’s Curriculum Framework and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.
Approval of major changes to or closure of programmes, in accordance with the University’s Programme_and_Course_Approval_and_Management_Policy.pdf
Making Endorsements for approval to APRC for proposals with elements outside the standard curriculum framework
CCAB delegates authority to School Boards of Studies for the approval of course level changes, including new courses, in line with the UK Quality Code, as described in University Policy, the University’s Curriculum Framework, and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. College oversight will be maintained through an annual audit of BoS minutes and papers with a report submitted annually to CCAB.
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